Logistics Supervisor (Limpopo)
Oxyon People Solutions
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Examines shipping costs and negotiates with carriers to reduce shipping expenses through carrier contracts
- Monitors and evaluates shipping reports to effectively schedule and plan freight for outgoing finished goods and sheet metal orders
- Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, dashboards, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules, utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
- Determines space requirements and position of shipment in trucks and lays out position of shipment.
- Manages the functions related to receiving incoming freight and packages, inspect rejects, record shortages and approves loads per ISO policies
- Directs the unloading and storage of incoming freight by bin locations
- Manages steel shipment processes, including receiving shipment pick list, locating steel, packaging requirements, labeling, material certifications, loading shipments per weight restrictions and customer specifications
- Manages finished goods shipment processes, including packaging, outsourcing, loading, and document generation and approval
- Prepares shipping documents for domestic and international shipments
- Collaborates with sales, scheduling and production to achieve the Company's key customer metric of On-Time Delivery and maintain accuracy of customer shipments and RMAs
- Schedules maintenance of company-owned vehicles
- Maintains accuracy of inventory by performing cycle counts and physical inventories
- Assures that all department employees are adequately trained, assesses the performance of department members, recommends pay changes and disciplinary action for employees in accordance with company policies
- Supports process improvement activities
- Other duties may be assigned that pertain to the classification.
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field
- At least 5 years of prior experience in a supervisory role in logistics or related field
- Knowledge of shipping, receiving, and distribution processes and procedures
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to multitask and prioritize workloads in a fast-paced environment